While Alan Rickman was sometimes unhappy with his character of Severus Snape from Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films, a new book sheds light on why he decided to stick with it.
In the newly released diary entries Alan Rickman, who died in 2004, shares his motivations for playing Harry Potter‘s Snape. Famous for his role as villains such as Hans Gruber in Die Hard and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: The Prince of Thieves, Rickman’s character was introduced to a whole new audience when the role was given to him in the role of Severus Snape for Harry Potter. Harry Potter films. The dark Potions Master played a crucial part in the films and J.K. Rowling’s books, playing a sly bullying character to young Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his fellow students. However, it’s revealed that there is more to this Potions Master than meets the eye.
Rickman passed away in the year 2016 following a fight with cancer. However, his legacy is still alive through his many memorable roles. In the instance of Harry Potter‘s Snape, The actor was initially honest about his hesitation to play the role. It wasn’t until Rowling revealed the truth about Snape’s story arc – that Snape had fallen in love with his mother, Lily, the mother of Harry’s character – that Rickman was convinced to accept the role. However, his reservations remained throughout the story, and his new writings revealed how he felt.
It is set to release next month; madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman is a collection of the actor’s private thoughts, which he hoped to publish before passing. In a lengthy excerpt published in The Guardian, the entries over the years provide glimpses of Rickman’s involvement in Harry Potter. In the fourth film, released in 2004, Rickman admitted that he felt “shafted” by his role. But, when it was time to start work for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Rickman opted to stick in the role. It was following his being diagnosed with cancer. Rickman wrote on January 30, 2006:
Alan Rickman Was Vital To the Harry Potter Franchise
Rickman was famous for his ability to make characters come to life with more depth than what they were on paper; this was evident right from his very first screen part on screen in Die Hard. Although Snape is among Harry Potter‘s most important characters, the films typically put him on the sidelines. Rickman was given a limited amount of screen time in some installments and, up to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Snape’s motives were unknown, giving the actor only a small amount of space to explore. Thus, his discontent in the role is to be expected.
But there’s no doubt his part in Harry Potter helped raise the franchise’s profile. His knowledge of Snape’s life helped him give the character an emotional edge in his time in the series. If it was not for him, Snape could have been a cartoon. Even though Rickman himself may have questioned the character’s authenticity, the public did not change their opinion that Snape was the perfect choice for the role of Harry Potter.
When he stayed with the character, Rickman got to see Snape’s storyline ll the way through, and the series was able to keep one of its most powerful actors. Harry Potter is the best because his involvement and being a part of the story make his performance more memorable.